Mortality among production workers in pulp and paper mills.

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• Personal Author:
  Fowler, Douglas P. ; Robinson CF ; Waxweiler, Richard J.
• Description:
  The mortality among 3572 white male pulp and paper mill workers employed for at least 1 year between 1945 and 1955 at one of 37 pulp and paper mills in Washington, Oregon, or California was studied. The overall mortality was significantly lower than expected. There were nonsignificant excesses in mortality due to five site specific malignancies, stomach cancer, prostate cancer, kidney cancer, bladder cancer, and lymphatic cancer. The excess of deaths due to lymphatic cancer and stomach cancer corroborated reports based on state vital statistics and preliminary studies of pulp and paper mill workers. Process specific standardized mortality ratios, which were highest after 20 years since first employment in the mills, were detected for lymphatic cancer and stomach cancer. The excess of lymphatic cancer was restricted to workers employed in sulfate mills, and the stomach cancer excess was limited to workers in sulfite mills. The authors indicate that there is a need for further research to distinguish etiologic agents involved in the development of these cancers among paper and pulp mill workers. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Carcinogens Digestive System Digestive System Diseases Epidemiology Mortality Neoplasms Occupational Health Paper Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Formaldehyde Cancer-rates Carcinogenicity Lymphatic-cancer Lymphosarcoma Mortality-rates NIOSH-Author Occupational Health Paper-manufacturing-industry Paper-mills Pentachlorophenol Pulp-industry Stomach-cancer Stomach Cancer Wood Dust

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• ISSN:
  0355-3140
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; Ohio ; Oregon ; OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 9 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSDTT - Division of Standards Development and Technology Transfer ; DBBS - Division of Biomedical and Behavioral Sciences
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  12
• Issue:
  6
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00166400
• Citation:
  Scand J Work Environ Health 1986 Dec; 12(6):552-560
• Contact Point Address:
  Dr CF Robinson, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DSDTT/DBBS, Mail Stop C-32, 4676Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226,USA
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1987
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:938bc6f000bae6552664eb7fb88cd909ec217fc80e7cac0386b4cd5085c2c7f9d9ba4b5434531ec55a3cfa2f3958940bce82be98e13b64e113ba45438ab9fb5a
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/185104/cdc_185104_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 5.63 MB ]